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Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02007072

Upton

Upton is a Census neighbourhood of about 7,657 residents in West Northamptonshire. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for West Northamptonshire
7,657

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,909

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

2,574.7

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

56.7%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

13.6%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

38.4%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Wixams & Elstow, Bedford7,597 residents · 68.4% owned · 9.3% no carAugusta Park, East Anton & the Enhams, Test Valley7,668 residents · 58.5% owned · 10.4% no carOld Harlow & Newhall, Harlow11,183 residents · 64.3% owned · 11.9% no carHampton Vale, Peterborough12,981 residents · 59.1% owned · 12.3% no carBishop's Cleeve West & North, Tewkesbury8,215 residents · 67.9% owned · 8.3% no carBerryfields & Haydon Hill, Buckinghamshire14,108 residents · 60.6% owned · 12.2% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Upton

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Owned56.7%
1,648 households
Private rented18.6%
542 households
Social rented17.9%
520 households
Shared ownership6.7%
196 households
Lives rent free0.1%
3 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Terraced27.9%
812 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement25.6%
745 households
Semi-detached23.5%
683 households
Detached21.5%
624 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
36 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop0.2%
5 households
Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits0.1%
2 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
0 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household41.5%
1,206 households
2 cars or vans in household36.8%
1,071 households
No cars or vans in household13.6%
397 households
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%
235 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

3 bedrooms30.1%
876 households
4 or more bedrooms30.1%
875 households
2 bedrooms29.4%
855 households
1 bedroom10.4%
302 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

Single family household65.3%
1,901 households
One-person household26.7%
778 households
Other household types7.9%
230 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

2 people in household27.4%
798 households
1 person in household26.8%
780 households
4 people in household18.3%
532 households
3 people in household18%
524 households
5 people in household6.9%
202 households
6 people in household1.6%
47 households
7 people in household0.6%
16 households
8 or more people in household0.3%
9 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 1526%
1,992 residents
15–2918%
1,379 residents
30–4429.5%
2,258 residents
45–6417.6%
1,346 residents
65 and over8.9%
681 residents
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White80.5%
6,161 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African7.8%
594 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
428 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups4.8%
370 residents
Other ethnic group1.3%
100 residents
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 4 qualifications or above38.4%
2,131 residents aged 16 and over
Level 3 qualifications18.3%
1,013 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications14.6%
812 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications11.4%
633 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications9.3%
516 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship5.1%
282 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications2.8%
157 residents aged 16 and over
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically active (excluding full-time students)72.5%
4,017 residents aged 16 and over
Economically inactive24.4%
1,350 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student3.2%
175 residents aged 16 and over
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations24.1%
1,334 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations16.5%
916 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations12.4%
690 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations12.3%
684 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers9.3%
515 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations8.8%
488 residents aged 16 and over
L15 Full-time students7.1%
391 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations4.8%
265 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed4.7%
262 residents aged 16 and over
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health56.6%
4,336 residents
Good health31.6%
2,417 residents
Fair health8.6%
658 residents
Bad health2.5%
188 residents
Very bad health0.8%
58 residents
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act87%
6,665 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act13%
993 residents
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension59.7%
1,737 households
Household is deprived in one dimension27.5%
800 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions10.6%
309 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions2.1%
61 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.1%
2 households
Upton · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

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